Arable land — Area in South America
South America: Arable land — Area was 127,229 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area in South America stood at 127,229 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in South America peaked at 127,229 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61,048 1000 ha, in 1961.
South America ranks 16th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65,653 1000 ha | 61,048 1000 ha | 70,720 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 79,560 1000 ha | 71,296 1000 ha | 90,656 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 96,998 1000 ha | 93,629 1000 ha | 100,018 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 91,801 1000 ha | 89,574 1000 ha | 94,620 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 100,584 1000 ha | 93,962 1000 ha | 106,740 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 116,560 1000 ha | 110,528 1000 ha | 122,134 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 125,901 1000 ha | 124,077 1000 ha | 127,229 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
More environment data for South America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 9.97 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 23.13 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 22.86 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 22.89 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.69 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 9.55 million t (2024)
- Land area — Area 1.75 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 1.78 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 69.43 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 720,788 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in South America?
- Arable land — area in South America was 127,229 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 127,229 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 61,048 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does South America rank for arable land — area?
- South America ranks 16th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.